Members of Lynchburg, Va., Lodge Visit National Home at Bedford

A large number of members of Lynchburg, Va., Lodge No. 321 and their families recently chartered a special train and paid a visit to the National Home at Bedford, Va. Arriving at Bedford, a parade was formed with Past Grand Exalted Ruler Fred Harper, Senator D. Barksdale and Exalted Ruler E. P. Cromwell of Lynchburg Lodge in the lead. Marching to the music of bands the procession moved direct to the Home grounds where an escort, bearing a beautiful American flag, joined the visitors for the final march to the main building. Practically every resident of the Home was on the portico to greet the visitors. At noon a splendid picnic lunch to over 400 was served on the grounds, and later in the afternoon, when ladies from Bedford joined the party, an informal dance was held in the spacious lobby of the Home, the music being generously furnished by Coy Miller and the Dixie Five Orchestra. Every minute of the day was enjoyed by the residents of the Home, and the members of Lynchburg Lodge, equally pleased with the visit, voted to make' "Lynch burg Day" an annual event at the Home.

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